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Palestinian Ends Hunger Strike As Israel Agrees His Release
An imprisoned Palestinian journalist ended a 32-day hunger strike on Friday after receiving assurances Israel would not...
Hamas Condemns Israel Mosque Loudspeaker Bill
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Friday denounced planned Israeli legislation that would quieten mosques, warning...
Gaza Firm Turns Out Jewish Skullcaps In Quest For Orders
In the heart of the Gaza Strip's Shati refugee camp, machines buzz as Mohammed Abu Shanab's employees sew small, round...
For Netanyahu, Gaza Report Risks ‘Mr Security’ Reputation
A report severely criticising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership in the 2014 Gaza war may weaken...
Israel Unprepared For Tunnel Threat In 2014 Gaza War
An Israeli state inquiry accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top army brass Tuesday of being unprepared for...
Palestinian Municipal Elections In West Bank Only
Palestinian local elections scheduled for May will take place in the West Bank only and not in Gaza, the government...
Netanyahu Hits Back Ahead of Gaza War Report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on the defensive ahead of a report Tuesday expected to criticise him...
Israeli Planes Hit Gaza After Rocket Attack
Israeli aircraft hit targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday, hours after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory...
Israel Braces For Gaza War Report
Israeli politicians and ex-generals are scrambling for cover ahead of the publication on Tuesday of a report expected...
In Besieged Gaza, First English Library To Open Window To World
Mossab Abu Toha has never actually left Gaza, instead devouring books as an escape. Now he is struggling to open the...
New Hamas Gaza Leader In Rare Public Appearance
The new leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, made his first public appearance since his election for the inauguration...
Israel To Publish Long-Awaited Report On 2014 Gaza War
A report expected to criticise Israel's prime minister and the armed forces command over their conduct in the runup to...
Yahya Sinwar, the New Hamas ‘strongman’ In Gaza
Yahya Sinwar, the new leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, is a top commander in the Islamist movement's armed wing with...
In Gaza, Syrians Try To Rebuild Lives In Ruins
When his family's restaurant in Aleppo was crushed by bombs, Anas Qaterji had no choice but to flee war-torn Syria. He...
Israel Shuts Jerusalem School Accused of Hamas Links
Israeli police said on Thursday they had closed a private Palestinian school in annexed east Jerusalem, accusing its...
Blind Sheikh Buried In Egypt After Dying In US Jail
Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday in Cairo for the funeral of Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind sheikh linked to the...
Rockets From Sinai Hit Israel, No Casualties
At least two rockets fired from Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Monday hit southern Israel, causing no damage, the army...
Israel’s Lieberman Warns Hamas After Flare-Up
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday warned Hamas of a tough response to "provocation", after a...
Israel’s Lieberman Warns Hamas After Flare-Up
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday warned Hamas of a tough response to "provocation", after a...